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Alipoota okuva mu kubala abantu n’amayumba mu mwaka gwa 2024 eraga nti obulamu bw’abantu mu Uganda bweyongedde okutuuka ku myaka 68.5, nga kino kyeyongedde okuva ku myaka 63.7 egyawandiikibwa mu kubala abantu okwa 2014.
Okusinziira ku alipoota eno, enkazi zikyagenda mu maaso n’okuwangaala okusinga bannaabwe abasajja. Bwe yabadde ayanjula ebizuuliddwa, Chris Mukiza, Executive Director wa UBOS era kaminsona w’okubala abantu, yategeezezza nti kino kipiimo kikulu nnyo eri abantu. “Abantu bawangaala nnyo, era tekibaawo mu butanwa,” bwe yagasseeko.
Bannayuganda kati bawagAala okutuka kumyaka 68
Mukiza yayongedde okwogera nti okubala abantu era kwalaga nti abakyala bakyagenda mu maaso n’okuwangaala okusinga abasajja, omuze era ogwalabibwa mu kubala abantu okwa 2014. “Ku kigero, abakyala bawangaala emyaka 70.1, so ng’ate abasajja bawangaala emyaka 66.9,” lipoota bw’esoma.
Ng’oggyeeko okulinnya kw’obulamu bw’abantu, omuwendo gw’abantu mu Uganda gwonna gwakakasibwa nti guli ku bukadde 45.9, nga ebitundu 50 ku 100 bali wakati w’emyaka 0-17, 23.5 ku buli 100 wakati w’emyaka 18-30, ate 22 ku buli 100 bali wakati w’emyaka 31-50. Abantu 5 ku buli 100 bokka be balina emyaka egisukka mu 60.
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Okubala abantu era kulaga nti emiwendo gy’okuzaala gikendedde okutuuka ku baana 4.5 buli mukyala, okuva ku 5.8 mu kubala abantu okwasooka. Ekirala, abaana abafa kukendedde ne batuuka ku 34 ku buli 1,000 abazaalibwa, bw’ogeraageranya n’abaana 50 mu 2014.
“Omuze gw’okufa kw’abaana abali wansi w’emyaka etaano kati guli ku 46 ku 1,000, nga gukendedde okuva ku 74 ogwawandiikibwa emyaka 10 egiyise.”
Abantu bano basula mu maka obukadde 10.7, nga ku bano ebitundu 81 ku 100 balina ensulo z’amazzi ezirongooseddwa. Amataala g’amasannyalaze amayonjo gatuuse mu maka 76 ku buli 100, ate amasannyalaze agava ku mudumu omuli amasannyalaze g’enjuba n’ag’amazzi gali ku bitundu 53 ku buli 100 —ebitundu 28 ku 100 okuva ku masannyalaze g’enjuba ate ebitundu 25 ku 100 okuva mu nsibuko z’amasannyalaze g’amazzi.
Abantu 62 ku buli 100 bakola emirimu gy’ebyobulimi egy’engeri emu, ate Bannayuganda 33 ku buli 100 beesigamye ku by’enfuna eby’okweyimirizaawo, nga kino kikendedde okuva ku bitundu 39 ku buli 100 ebyawandiikibwa emabegako. Abakozi mu Uganda bali obukadde 25.2, kyokka ebitundu 38 ku 100 bokka be bakola emirimu egivaamu ebibala.
Okusinziira ku ndowooza y’ebyenjigiriza, omuwendo gw’abantu abatasoma mu ggwanga gukyali ku bitundu 26 ku buli 100.
Ssaabaminisita Robinah Nabbanja yakkaatirizza obwetaavu bw’okukozesa ebikwata ku kubala abantu okumanyisa obukodyo bwa gavumenti mu biseera eby’omu maaso. Yategeezezza nti okweyongera kw’omuwendo gw’abantu kuyinza okuva ku nsimbi gavumenti z’eteeka mu by’obulamu omuli okuzimba n’okulongoosa ebifo by’ebyobulamu.
“Tekiwakanya, okweyongera kuno okw’omuwendo kuyinza okuba nga kwava ku bintu gavumenti by’ekulembeza mu kitongole ky’ebyobulamu okumala emyaka, okusinga mu kugema, okutambuza eby’obulamu mu bifo bina, okulongoosa ebifo by’ebyobulamu bibiri okutuuka ku bisatu, n’okuzimba… amalwaliro. Disitulikiti ezimu zirina amalwaliro, ate endala tezinnaba kugafuna, wamu n’amalwaliro agasindikibwa mu bitundu n’eggwanga,” bwe yagambye.
Yasabye minisitule, ebitongole, n’ebitongole okukozesa ebikwata ku bantu bano okulaba ng’abantu abasinga okubeera mu bulabe baganyulwa mu nteekateeka za gavumenti, n’akkaatiriza obukulu bw’okukwataganya emirimu n’ebigendererwa by’eggwanga eby’enkulaakulana ey’olubeerera.
Era yalaze nti amawulire gano galina okukozesebwa okukyusa amaka ga Uganda okufuuka abeetabye mu “nfuna y’ensimbi,” n’akikkaatiriza nti emitendera gyonna egya gavumenti girina okulaba nga lipoota eno esaasaanyizibwa mu bugazi n’okugikozesa okutumbula enteekateeka n’okugaba empeereza.
“Ka tukozese amagoba g’abantu okulaba ng’omuwendo gw’abantu okweyongera kivvuunulwa mu katale k’ebintu n’obuweereza bwaffe ebikolebwa mu ggwanga. N’olwekyo, nsaba bonna abakwatibwako okufuna n’okubuuza ebibuuzo bino okutumbula enteekateeka n’okugaba empeereza mu bitundu byammwe,” bwe yagasseeko.
Gift Malunga akiikirira eggwanga lya UNFPA mu Uganda yasiimye okufulumya ebyava mu kubala abantu mu budde. Yalaze nti ebiwandiiko bino bigenda kuba bikulu nnyo mu kaweefube wa Uganda okutuukiriza ebiruubirirwa by’enkulaakulana ey’olubeerera (SDGs) n’okukwatagana n’enteekateeka z’enkulaakulana mu nsi yonna, omuli enteekateeka y’omukago gwa Afrika 2063 ne East Africa Agenda 2050.
Malunga era yakkaatirizza obukulu bw’okuteekateeka okwesigamiziddwa ku bujulizi era n’asaba okubunyisa ennyo ebizuuliddwa mu kubala abantu, n’akubiriza abasalawo ku mitendera gyonna okukozesa ebiwandiiko bino okukola ku nsonga ez’amangu ezikwata ku bungi bw’abantu ng’enkyukakyuka y’obudde, okubulwa abavubuka, n’okusoomoozebwa mu nfuga.
Okubala abantu kwa Uganda okwa 2024 kulaga enkulaakulana ey’amaanyi n’okusoomoozebwa okugenda mu maaso. Olw’obuwagizi bw’ensi yonna n’okukozesa amawulire mu ngeri ey’obukodyo, gavumenti egenderera okugenda mu maaso n’okutumbula embeera ya bannansi baayo ate ng’ekola ku mitendera emikulu egy’omuwendo gw’abantu.